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Round 8 of the VLN Endurance racing series held in Nordschlefie is in the books. This is only the second time the BMW Motorsport team competed this year driven by Dirk Muller and Andy Priauix. Their debut race in round 7, they were able to test the car for its stability and speed which resulted in 4th place. You can read more about it in my previous post HERE.
Now that the ALMS series is done, it’s so good to see this BMW M3 GT2S representin’ and winning! As I …
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The final round of the ALMS went down yesterday at the Laguna Seca raceway aka Mazda Raceway in Monteray, CA. At 2.2 miles, this is one of my favorite tracks to race in (in Gran Turismo LOL) with its drastic elevation changes and that famous corkscrew at turn 8.
The class that I got my eye on is the GT2 class.
Out of the entire series, this final was the most exciting especially in the GT2 class. A lot of crashes, RISI Ferrari which was leading most of the time failed …
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The German VLS series which stands for Veranstaltergeminschaft Langstrekenpokal Nurbürgring is an endurance race which happens in the famous Nordschlefie circuit. This series always brings out the best race cars and their recent race didn’t disappoint.
Over the weekend, the BMW E92 M3 GT2 prepared by Schnitzer Motorsport made it’s debut race. Although it shares some similiarities in its appearance with the ALMS GT2 M3 from Team Rahal/Letterman, this racecar is a whole different beast under a different set of restrictions and regulations.
The most obvious difference between the ALMS and …
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Round 8 of the American Le Mans Series held in Mosport racetrack in Ontario went down with the Corvette showing their muscle finishing 1st and 3rd with the Italianos being sandwiched in 2nd place.
The BMW team #90 and 92 qualified 1st and 2nd in their class but this was not their day. They dropped off the pace due to unfortunate circumstances. The #90 finished in 8th place without a rear bumper from an accident it had earlier in the race. The #92 car which was pretty consistent didn’t even finish …
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After making a valiant effort for 6 races in this years ALMS, Team Rahal Letterman’s BMW M3 finally took the #1 and #2 spot in the GT2 class held in Road America .
Both M3s qualified 1st and 2nd with the #90 car taking the pole position after all the misfortunes it had during the series. Joey Hand and Bill Auberlain never let off their top spot against the new Corvettes and that all conquering Flying Lizard Porsches. The other #92 BMW M3 driven by Muller and Milner also maintained it’s …
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. I thought I was just gonna kick back today but end up in my drawing table trying to catch up with my comic book work. It was a nice day though with the breeze blowing right through my window keeping me cool as I finished my pages for Superman- Secret Origin #2.
I typically like to work with either a music on or some show in the TV to keep me sane. I turned on my DVR to watch the 6th running of ALMS held in mid …
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They’re baaack. Well the BMW Team Rahal/Letterman GT2 M3 is back from France for the annual 24hr of Le Mans. They will be racing this weekend in Lime Rock Park in the 5th leg of the American Le Mans. I’ll have my DVR recording the race while I run some errands. It’ll be good to see them in action again.
But have you ever wondered how BMW got into racing in the first place? Well wonder no more. Here’s a great video to learn about the history of BMW Motorsport. Although …












